Brown bear JJ1 also known as „Bruno“

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The natural sciences as experience is the motto for the Museum Man and Nature which offers active knowledge for visitors of every age. Impressive originals, superb copies, and many interactive stations deliver exciting views into the history of our planet and its life. Then there’s the nature of man as participant and director of his environment.The visitor can follow the formation and dynamics of the earth, marvel over the colorful and fascinating world of minerals, rocks, and trace the evolution of life from its beginnings to the dawn of man. Naturally we have to talk dinosaur here. Additional highlights of the exhibit include the functioning of the human brain,Genetics, and nutrition for man and beast. Another special attraction is "Playful Natural Science – not only for Kids". Here the visitors can ask questions about the animal and plant world in an entertaining way. Since 2008 the special Brown Bear "Bruno" alias JJ1 has a separate section which shows how he had Bavaria holding its breath for weeks in 2006. The regular guest exhibits and broad training programs in the museum supplement the agenda.

The Museum of Man and Nature opened in 1990 as the main exhibit forum for the National Natural Science Collections of Bavaria (SNSB). The halls used for the museum are on the side branch of the Nymphenburg castle which was built in the 1930s to house the planned German Hunting Museum designed by NSDAP functionary Christian Weber. After the war the National Zoological Collection came here before moving to a new structure in Obermenzing in 1985. These buildings were renovated and opened as the Museum of Man and Nature in 1990 with an exhibit space of about 2,500 square meters. Hosting over 200,000 visitors per year makes it one of the most popular museums in Munich. Presently plans are being developed for a substantial extension of the facilities for the Bavarian Museum of Natural Sciences.

Water is a very special substance and shapes our planet as no other element. Fluid, frozen to ice and as steam, water is in constant movement. In time, it wears down even the hardest rock, transports stones and sand many kilometres away from their place of origin and deposits them somewhere else. Climate change is accelerating all these processes and drastically changing the distribution of fluid and frozen water.The expressive, large-format images by Bernhard Edmaier present water from as yet a hardly ever perceived perspective – that of the most important landscape-shaping force on Earth. These are mostly aerial images shot in various regions of our planet. The geographical and geological information accompanying the images has been provided by the science writer Angelika Jung-Huettl. How much water is there on Earth? What natural forces propel the water cycle of our planet? What effect does climate change have on glaciers and sea levels? You can explore these and many other issues in the interactive part of our exhibition. In addition, the samples of different rocks on display make the role water and ice play in their formation process more comprehensible